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Living Conditions

-There was a huge shortage on housing

-The nation devoted a lot towards housing

-Central heating was not used often

-There were brutal conditions to live in

-Springs and rivers were commonly relied on for drinking water

Health & Welfare

Pre- Islamic Revolution Society

-Health conditions improved greatly after

World War 2

-For the most part, Cholera was

controlled

-Hospitals provide treatment for the poor and welfare was administered a lot

-There was no malaria

-However, the country is short on medical staff

Religion

Government

- Constitution before revolution

- Iran is a unitary Islamic republic

- It has one legislative house

- Constitution in 1979

- Put into place a mixed system

of government, in which the executive, parliament, and judiciary are overseen by several bodies dominated by the clergy

-Leaders have four year terms

-Rulers can be impeached with 2/3 votes

- There was a council that helped rule. Similar to democracy

-Leader was elected into office

-The council of guardians created laws

-Shi'ism was the most practiced religion throughout religion

-Most Iranians were Muslim

-Sunni Muslims were mostly Kurds and Turkmen

-Christianity and Judaism were not practiced by many

-There were no religious social classes

Language

-Persian was dominant language

-Armenian is the minority

-One fourth of language that was spoken was Turkic

-Small percentage speaks Arabic

Education

Ethnic Groups

- Iran was culturally diverse

- 4 out of 5 men and 2 out of three women were literate

- School was mandatory for children 6- 11

- Predominant ethnic groups spoke Persian

- Mixed elements of Persian ancestry are Turkish, Arab, Kurds, Baloch, Bakhty?r? , Lurs, and other smaller minorities

- Coeducational schools

- Largest Turkish group was the Azerbaijani

- Many were also descendents of Aryan tribes

- University of Tehran founded in 1934

- Shortage of teachers led government to encourage students to study abroad

- Overall, enrollment numbers fell, but the numbers of women’s admissions had skyrocketed

- 2000 more than half of the students enrolled were women

- Not all schools had to promote Islamic values